Driver Dies After Crash With School Bus In Cheshire: Police

CHESHIRE, CT — The driver involved in a crash with a school bus early Monday morning in Cheshire has died, police said in an update.

Police responded to the area of Highland Avenue and Stony Hill Road around 6:30 a.m. on the report of a two-vehicle crash involving a Subaru and a school bus, according to Lt. Jeffrey Sutherland.

Sutherland said the driver of the Subaru, identified as 52-year-old Casey Kennedy of Cheshire, was taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries, but he later died from those injuries.

“Preliminary investigation shows the school bus was travelling southbound on Highland Avenue and the Subaru was travelling northbound,” Sutherland wrote in a news release. “The Subaru crossed over the double yellow line and struck the front end of the school bus despite the bus attempting to maneuver as far to the right of the southbound lane as possible.”

Each vehicle was occupied only by the driver, according to Sutherland.

Sutherland said Highland Avenue (Route 10) remains closed between Stony Hill Road and Country Club Road for the investigation.

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This story will be updated when more information is available.